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It is mid-November and almost four weeks into the five-week shoot of his debut feature, actor-writer-director Noel Clarke is a man
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Thanks tothe continuing DVD boom, turnover in Germany s home entertainment market hasbroken the Euro 1bn barrier after just nine months for the first time.Accordingto the GfK market research institute, the sector posted a total turnover ofEuros 1.079bn on the sale and rental of DVDs and videos in the first ninemonths of 200
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